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A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind
- Narrated by: Adam Sims
- Length: 2 hrs and 4 mins
- Categories: Home & Garden, House & Home
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Publisher's Summary
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind by Shoukei Matsumoto, read by Adam Sims.
We remove dust to sweep away our worldly desires. We scrub dirt to free ourselves of attachments. We live simply and take time to contemplate the self, mindfully living each moment. It's not just monks who need to live this way. Everyone in today's busy world needs it.
The Zen sect of Buddhism is renowned for the cleanliness of its monks, but cleaning is greatly valued in Japanese Buddhism in general as a way to cultivate the mind. In this audiobook, I introduce everyday cleaning methods typically employed in temples while sharing what it's like to be a monk in training.
This book will improve the condition of not just your own mind but also the people around you. I hope listeners will discover that cleanliness is an opportunity to contemplate oneself.
Audio updated as of March 2018
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- Sam Paul
- 07-10-19
Simple, beautiful and satisfying
This book made me realize how a mundane and ordinary task like cleaning my home and surroundings is vital for healthy living. Listening to this book was just beautiful and satisfying. I am a lot mindful and grateful for the things around me. "Thumbs up Zen monks you guys know what you are doing."
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- Sushil Dimri
- 04-03-20
Good one
loved it, this is fastest I have finished any book. Peaceful to listen. Recommend everyone to listen.
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- Rakesh Sharma
- 16-12-19
excellent book for practicing on daily basis with
lot of things to implement for continuous improvement as welfare measure of individuals.
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- Khozema
- 30-10-19
struggled to finish
Nothing extra ordinary, the writer mostly talks about really common things over and over again.
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- Amit Pandey
- 06-04-19
Mindful cleaning
A new way to look at the daily chores and habits. It is a great realization that the chores could be satisfying and even enlightening if practiced with sensitivity and mindfulness. Nice book.
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- Nikhil Mishra
- 05-10-20
Very insightful
Never thought that cleaning had such an in depth meaning to it. This audiobook has a very in depth meaning to it. Will definitely recommend it to everyone.
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- Addi46
- 27-03-20
Simple Cleaning explained Simply
The first two Chapters, were difficult to get through, then, quite suddenly, enjoyed it thoroughly.
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- T M Rajeshwari
- 08-11-19
Too good
The experience of listening to this is almost as if am face to face with a monk and his way of life.
It has changed my way of looking at cleaning as a chore which is otherwise a burden
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- Kaustubh Gupta
- 22-08-19
Excellent work !
Nice, clear advice on keeping our thoughts clean. Keep it up.
The narration was recorded well and was understandable.
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- Ashish A.
- 25-04-19
must read and practice with family. enlightening.
the book gives an altogether different and enlightening dimension to house cleaning. every aspect of house cleaning is correlated with how we operate our mind and body.
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- SAMARA
- 14-01-18
delivers what it promises
Would you listen to A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind again? Why?
yes, the lessons are worth listening to again
Any additional comments?
I like how it ties observations about buddhism with the suggestions on how to clean. It opened up my mind to a different way of approaching everyday tasks. Peaceful and encouraging read.
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- Kasper
- 31-01-18
A good book.
This book seem like a good entrypoint to a calm mind.
it unfortunately ends abruptly.
The narrator was excellent.
4 people found this helpful
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- Average shopper
- 22-02-18
Robotic voice; finished abruptly without any conclusion, please fix
This is peaceful and relaxing book with good advice. However as I have already mentioned in the headline, the reading voice is robotic and so not very pleasant. The last chapter just stops unexpectedly.
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- Eleanor Bear
- 15-01-18
Short and cut out before the end
I would not recommend this book. It was very short and the end of the book on audible came in the middle of a description of a breathing exercise. I would say this book could be useful for a monk learning how to look after a temple, but it really didn’t offer much for a normal householder like me.
6 people found this helpful
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- Gill
- 16-09-20
Monks life
Very interesting encounter on daily cleaning which takes place in Buddhist temples. It's short but contains lots of informations. I will definitevly listen to it again on slower speed and make some notes this time and research what exactly are all these tools he's been talking about. Especially I'm interested in the essential oil used as insect repellent in wardrobes as it might be nice change for traditional lavender used in eastern Europe.
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- Billy
- 14-04-19
Healthy body, healthy mind, healthy soul.
A great book that reminds us the importance of taking care of the things we own and the place we live which ineffect gives a sound mind, body and soul.
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- Anonymous User
- 23-11-20
note for the author
thank you!🙏 & Namaste!❤
those who have their hearts open will understand some basic infos to apply on daily life and improve all together.👌
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- Garfield Braithwaite
- 27-04-20
utterly tedious, trivial and best avoided
i wouldn't bother if i were you. i desperately wanted to enjoy this book, didn't. stuffed full of empty platitudes dressed up as esoteric wisdom. utter shit
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- S. Kim
- 13-10-19
Good story, not so good narrative
The story was good. It made me calm down and gave me a chance to look around me again. However, I cannot give a credit to narrative. Yes, the voice helped me clam down and focus, but it was very hard listen unless I was on earbuds or headphone. If anyone who want to listen this book through a speaker, especially during driving, I do not recommend it.
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- Adam D
- 15-01-19
Thought provoking
An intelligent and thoughtful insight into mindful living – from the methods behind cleaning a temple or your home to the clothes you should wear. The book is almost poetic at times and a relaxing listen.
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- Meldorf
- 17-08-18
Not what I'd hoped for
Beautifully read but not exactly what I hoped for. I was expecting more about cleaning as a form of meditation and taking pleasure in simple things. There was more culturally specific facts about the superiority of traditional Japanese tools and investing money in good quality Japanese handmade objects. There were a few tips - such as cleaning windows with newspaper and remembering to close kitchen cabinets. Things I knew already.
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- Anonymous User
- 19-01-18
90% content is about house cleaning, only 10% about mind
As a german housewife, I find the daily cleaning tips like feather duster and backing soda not what I‘m looking for in this book, but about cleaning the mind there is not so much new ideas. „Dust of the mind should be also removed“ is all what is said. Deeply dessapointed.
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- Kindle Customer
- 08-01-18
so short and sweet you can read again
I fell asleep listening tbh. but it's so short. do you can listen to it many times.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-04-18
Good to fall asleep to
I was hoping for more. It was a book about how to clean your home.
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- Eloise Geerdink
- 08-02-18
Inspirational without the cringe
Best narration of a book so far. Incredibly detailed but with a lot that you can apply without having the life of a Buddhist monk.